“Even Leo told me that”- Emiliano Martinez opened up about his controversial celebration at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
“Even Leo told me that”- Emiliano Martinez opened up about his controversial celebration at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
The Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez has been in a lot of controversies after getting the Golden Glove award. He revealed that Messi advised him not to do his infamous celebration.
Martinez became the goalkeeper of the tournament at the FIFA World Cup 2022 for his outstanding performances. His celebration brought him a lot of controversies. He was holding the Golden Glove at an inappropriate place(near his crotch). His actions were taken against the spirit of the game by many, and his behavior was marked as unacceptable.
Messi’s advice to Martinez
Martinez opened up to the controversy and said that even Messi asked him not to do it.
Martinez said via GOAL, “Do I regret the celebrations? Well, there are things I wouldn’t do again in the same way, I didn’t set out to hurt anyone. Throughout my career, I’ve played with French people and I’ve never had a problem… You can ask Giroud what kind of person I am. I really like the French culture and mentality.”
He then said,
“The gesture I made with the best goalkeeper trophy was a joke with my teammates. I had already done it at the Copa America, and they all said to me: ‘No way’ to do it again. Even Leo told me that. I did it for them, nothing more. It lasted a second and that was it.”
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